The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Last week, US President Trump once expressed concern about the strong dollar and the Fed’s interest rate hike, and believed that the strength of the dollar may damage the US economy. This kind of interventionary speech caused the dollar to fall.…
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Which leading FX brokers set key technology relationships to improve liquidity distribution? And with which providers? What did the FCA have to say about an impending Hard Brexit for both inbound and outbound brokers? What do Malta's new cryptocurrency and blockchain laws mean? Answers to these questions and more appeared first or only at LeapRate.…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that two U.S.-based subsidiaries of German financial services giant Deutsche Bank AG (FRA:DBK) will pay nearly $75 million to settle charges of improper handling of “pre-released” American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). The case stems from a continuing SEC investigation into abuses involving pre-released ADRs. In proceedings against Deutsche…
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The following article was written by Jasper Lawler, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker LCG. The US dollar has been on a tear against the Chinese yuan/renminbi since mid-April, and in just the past two weeks has skyrocketed to a one-year high. The main impetus of yuan weakness has been the US-China trade war. Further…
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The following article was written by Dr. Omar Zerafa and Dr. Emerson Bonello of Valletta, Malta based law firm Zerafa Advocates. Malta has been referred to as “the blockchain island” since it announced its intention to regulate the crypto industry to become the natural choice for business ventures in the sector. On the 26th June, Maltese…
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International multi-asset broker HotForex has announced that it has now added the new and innovative MetaTrader 5 trading platform, available for a variety of devices operating on Windows, Android and iOS systems. A HotForex spokesperson commented, HotForex is aware that every trader is different, and is always looking to ensure its clients have the tools they…
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Customer marketing and retention specialist Optimove has announced that it has hired Yarden Malka as the company's new COO. He replaces Eilam Avinary, who had been with Optimove for the past seven years including the past year as COO. Yarden Malka joins Optimove after serving as VP Engineering for financial services focused predictive analytics software…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that on July 5, 2018, Senior Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an Opinion and Order against defendants Intrade The Prediction Market Limited and Trade Exchange Network Limited (TEN), Irish companies based in Dublin, Ireland, requiring them to pay, jointly and…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that Judge David Nuffer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah entered an Order for Final Judgment by Default against Tallinex Ltd., an Estonian company that was licensed to do business in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Default Order requires Tallinex to pay…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that Boston based investment management giant Fidelity Investments, through its FMR LLC subsidiary, has recently sold down some of its stake in online gaming and financial trading provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC). Fidelity was one of Playtech's largest shareholders with a 5.06% interest in the company, worth about £82…
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